Google Is Forcing AI Overviews in Classrooms. Schools Are Searching for a Way Out
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If AI summaries are bundled by default into core search, institutions lose control over how students encounter information. Districts and universities should be explicitly deciding their search stack and AI policy, not inheriting defaults from a single vendor.
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